Materials Research Letters

Top Research Topics at Materials research letters?

The discussions in Materials research letters mainly cover the fields of Composite material, Alloy, Metallurgy, Condensed matter physics and Nanotechnology. Composite material research discussed connects with the study of Nanoscopic scale. The Alloy research dealing mostly with High entropy alloys is the focus of Materials research letters.

Metallurgy and Nanocrystalline material are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Issues in Condensed matter physics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Crystal twinning, Phase (matter) and Grain boundary.

• Composite material (31.26%)
• Alloy (15.63%)
• Metallurgy (15.07%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• High-Entropy Alloys: A Critical Review (1158 citations)
• Heterogeneous materials: a new class of materials with unprecedented mechanical properties (352 citations)
• Back stress strengthening and strain hardening in gradient structure (283 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Materials research letters:

The published articles are mainly concerned with subjects like Composite material, Alloy, Metallurgy, High entropy alloys and Condensed matter physics. The study of Composite material in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Back stress, as well as fields such as Strain gradient and Hardening (metallurgy), all of which overlap with one another. The journal publications facilitate discussions on Metallurgy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Dislocation and Nanocrystalline material.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Quantum mechanics
• Composite material
• Electron

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Composite material, Metallurgy, Alloy, Phase (matter) and Dislocation. Topics in Composite material explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Single crystal and Laser. While Materials research letters focused on Metallurgy, it was also able to explore topics like Nanoparticle and Silver nanoparticle.

The concepts on Alloy presented in Materials research letters can also apply to other research fields, including TRACER, Elasticity (economics) and Entropy (classical thermodynamics), Thermodynamics. The studies in Phase (matter) featured incorporate elements of Epitaxial thin film, Equiaxed crystals, Microstructural evolution and Superalloy. The Dislocation study featured falls within the wider field of Condensed matter physics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Heterostructured materials: superior properties from hetero-zone interaction (73 citations)
• Superconductivity in CuAl2-type Co0.2Ni0.1Cu0.1Rh0.3Ir0.3Zr2 with a high-entropy-alloy transition metal site (9 citations)
• Trimodal grain structure enables high-strength CNT/Al-Cu-Mg composites higher ductility by powder assembly & alloying (8 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in Materials research letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Yuntian Zhu (16 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
• Michel W. Barsoum (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• Xiaolei Wu (11 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Amit Misra (10 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Jagdish Narayan (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Materials research letters (based on the number of publications) are:

• Chinese Academy of Sciences (50 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (27 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Tennessee (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• North Carolina State University (21 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 25.40% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 19.05% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.05% of all publications and 36.51% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.